At the time of writing, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the National Commission for Women (NCW), and law enforcement departments in multiple states, Members of Parliament (MPs), the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), and the Supreme Court of India have each said or done something in relation to this episode. The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules or IT Rules 2021 (amended in 2022 and 2023) are subordinate rules under the IT Act that apply to services/platforms on the internet, including social media, streaming services, and digital news publishers.